Improvement in cigar-makers  knives



F. W. & 0. HOFPMANN.

Cigar-Maker's Knife.

No. 208,315. Patented Sept-24, 1878..

WITNESSES AINVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRIEDRICH \V. HOFFMANN AND CONRAD HOFFMANN,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-MAKERS KNIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,315, datedSeptember 24., 1878; application filed July 18,1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRIEDRICH W. HOFF- MANN and CONRAD HOFFMANN, of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCigar-Makers Knife, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view, and Fig.2 an end view, partly in section, of our improved cigar-makers knife.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention is intended to so improve the knives used by cigarmakersin cutting the wrappers, &c., into proper shape that the blade may beadjusted at any desired angle to the handle, or, when worn, replaced bya new blade, so as to be of greater efficacy and durability; and theinvention consists of a cigar-inakers knife having a blade that ispivoted to a slotted holder of the handle, and locked rigidly by aset-screw to holes of the blade at different angles to the handle.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the handle, and B the blade, ofour improved cigar-makers knife.

The blade is made of the usual shape and size; but,instead ofbeingpermanently secured to the handle A, it is applied in adjustableand interchangeable manner to a recessed holder, C, of cast metal, thatis firmly secured by its shank into the handlc-A.

The blade B is set into a center slit or recess of the holder C, andpivoted to a screw, a, at the upper part of the holder, the screwpassing through holes of the blade and holder. At the lower part of theblade are arranged a series of perforations, I), through which andcorresponding holes of the holder a set-screw. d, is passed, that locksthe blades, in conjunc tion with the pivot-screw, rigidly into any desired position toward the handle. The wings of the set-screw are setflush, or nearly so, with the holder, so as not to be in the way whenusing the knife. The cigar-maker is thereby enabled to set the bladeinto line with, or at different angles of inclination to, the handle,according as he works, sitting or standing, or as the position of theblade is to be changed when it wears out, so that it still presents thesame accustomed position in the handle.

When the blade is worn out entirely, a new blade may be inserted byremoving the pivot and locking screws, and removing the 01d blade. Theknife may by this simple mode of adjustment not only be used at any timewith greater convenience, but also for a greater length of time, as itwill last, with one or more blades, for a longer time than severalknives. Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent- The handle and blade of a GigELIdIRl/kGl Sknife, connected by a holder, C, secured by its shank to the former, andreceiving the latter in a slot thereof, the blade being pivoted at d,and adjustable by a screw in holes I), as shown and described.

FRIEDRICH W. HOFFMANN. CONRAD HOFFMANN. Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, C. SEDGwIoK.

